Seepage-intercepting cowl for motor-vehicles



H. AND L. HOFFMAN.

SEEPAGE INTERCEPTING COWL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19. 1919, RENEWED JAN. 29, 1920.-

1',334;,372, Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 4

HARRY HOFFMAN AND LOUIS HOFFMAN, Oi IHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANTA.

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Specification 515mm! w Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

" Application filedlprfl 18, 1919, berlal No. 291,356. Jen awed January 29,- 1920. Serial No. 354,571.

To all whom it ma concern; 1 v 4 7 Be it known t at we, HARRY HOFFMAN and LOUIS HOFFMAN, citizens of the United -States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of. Philadel hia, State of Pennsylvania, have invent certain new and useful Improvements in Seepage-Interceptmg Cowls for Motor-Vehicles; and we do hereby declare the followin to be a full", clear, and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains make-and use the same.

This invention relates to motor vehicles and more particularly to means for preventing short circuiting by rain and wash water seepage, of the electrical instruments carried by the dashboard.

In some motor vehicles and particularly between the cowl and the dashboard edge and the hood and passing down the front face of the dashboard.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a cowl which will arrest such seepage water-andconduct it laterally and discharge it beyond the instruments so as not to aifect them.

In the drawing a p V Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the cowl removed from the automobile.

Fig.2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the forward portion of the cowl, looking forwardly toward the dashboard, on which the cowl is secured.

view through the through the dashboard.

In automobiles now in use, and especially 'Ford cars, the cowl has its forward edge turned at an angle and is bolted to the rear face of the dashboard. Rain and wash water seep between this turned down portion andwet and short 'circuited. It is the particular object of the present device to" prevent this seepage of water to the electrical instruments, by constructing the cowl, at the point of attachment to the dashboard, in such manner that no Water can get to the dashboard.

The cowl, as clearly seen in the drawing, is of the same general outline as the dowls now in use, having the major end 10 and the minor end 11, the latter of which is attached to the dashboard 12. The forward, or minor end, of'the cowl is bent downwardly, as at 13 and then upwardly, at 14, to form the gutter 15, which extends entirely across the upper and side portions of the cowl. The forward wall 14, of the gutter, has its upper edge" extended forwardly to form the flange 16, which is engaged on the upper edge of the dashboard, as clearly seen in the sectional view, Fig. 3. The rear edge of the hood 17 is disposed to overlie the said flange 16, as shown.

It will be noted that the gutter is arranged rearwardly of the dashboard, and against the rear face thereof, and that the rear edge portion of hood overlies the flange of the cowl, whereby an water which runs forwardly down the inclined face of the cowl, will be caught in the gutter and carried off to one side. Any rain or wash water which flows rearwardly over the rear edge of the hood will be caught in the utter, also, and be carried off to one side. ere is thus provided a device which will effectively prevent any water getting between the hood and dashboard, or between the cowl and the dashboard, with the result that the electrical instrume'nts on the dashboard will be kept in a proper dry condition, and short circuiting obviated.

What is claimed is:

1. A cowl for motor vehicles having a transversely extending gutter at its forward Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional gutter of the cowl and,

with an openstopped gutter-extending along and back of the dashboard, and a hood the rear of which extends over the dashboard and the forward end of the cowl.

- 3. A cowl for motor vehicles having an upper rtion and side portions the forward In testimony whereof, we eflix our signaend 2d the cowl formed willzh a detures, in the presence of a witness.

press gutter exten mg continuous y across the upper portion and along the side porl 6 tion s, and a. forwardly directed dashboard engaging flange on the forward side of the Witness: gutter. Gno. H. Cmnnnm. 

